Everything Must Change: When the World's Biggest Problems and Jesus' Good News Collide (Paperback)

Brian D. McLaren

ISBN 10: 140028029X / ISBN 13: 9781400280292

Published by Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 2009

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Paperback. How can the life and teachings of Jesus impact the most critical global problems in our world today? For the last twenty years, Brian McLaren has been unable to escape this life-shaping question. In "Everything Must Change," he unveils a fresh and provocative vision of Jesus and his teachings, and how his message of hope can ignite purpose and passion to change the economic, environmental, military, political, and social crises that have overtaken our world. The Good News is more than a ticket to heaven. It is an invitation to personal change and a radical challenge for global transformation. Imagine what would happen: if we believed that God's will really could be done on earth and not just in heaven if the world's leading nations spent less on weapons and more on making peace, alleviating poverty, and caring for creation if a renewed understanding of Jesus and his message sparked a profound spiritual awakening in a global movement of faith, hope, and love If you are hungry for a fresh vision of what it means to be a person of faith, "Everything Must Change" shows what would happen when Jesus' Good News collides with a world in need. Emergent church leader McLaren gives Christians a Gospel-centered way to engage with the world's contemporary issues. He unifies global issues with the power of the Gospel to present an inspiring and energizing message that could change the course of history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Everything Must Change: When the World's Biggest Problems and Jesus' Good News Collide (Paperback)
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140028029X
• ISBN 13: 9781400280292
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

How can the life and teachings of Jesus impact the most critical global problems in our world today?

For the last twenty years, Brian McLaren has been unable to escape this life-shaping question. In Everything Must Change, he unveils a fresh and provocative vision of Jesus and his teachings, and how his message of hope can ignite purpose and passion to change the economic, environmental, military, political, and social crises that have overtaken our world.

The Good News is more than a ticket to heaven. It is an invitation to personal change and a radical challenge for global transformation. Imagine what would happen:

• if we believed that God's will really could be done on earth and not just in heaven
• if the world's leading nations spent less on weapons and more on making peace, alleviating poverty, and caring for creation
• if a renewed understanding of Jesus and his message sparked a profound spiritual awakening in a global movement of faith, hope, and love

If you are hungry for a fresh vision of what it means to be a person of faith, Everything Must Change shows what would happen when Jesus' Good News collides with a world in need.

About the Author

Brian D. McLaren (MA, University of Maryland) is an author, speaker, activist and public theologian. After teaching college English, Brian pastored Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Baltimore-Washington, DC area. Brain has been active in networking and mentoring church planters and pastors for over 20 years. He is a popular conference speaker and a frequent guest lecturer for denominational and ecumenical leadership gatherings in the US and internationally.